New

The waning days of anything have a special power to put the things that have come before into perspective. 2016 was a monumental year for me and my identity.

I became a wife.

I stopped being afraid (well most of the time) of stepping into my own light and sharing my heart and voice openly with others.

I realized that my life's journey is stepping onto the path that my family has been treading for years, especially my late Grandfather. 

Getting to all three of these things was uncomfortable. My old identity has been breaking and re-forming in order to receive the new (Thanks to Lewis Hyde's interpretation of Walt Whitman for those beautiful and illuminating words).  The result of this has been a greater sense of who I am and what I'm supposed to be doing. This clarity has allowed me to be more grounded than I've ever been before. 

2016 was about the journey to find these things and myself. 2017 is all about actually living them. Figuring out how to focus and use my time and talents to best amplify what I know my purpose in life to be: To help others to be their best in hopes that they too will use their powers to make our world a kinder and more connected place.